Government Effectiveness - Governance score in Malaysia

Malaysia: Government Effectiveness - Governance score was 69.13 0-100 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
69.13 0-100
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
41st
of 206 countries
All-time high
70.02 0-100
in 2010
All-time low
65.07 0-100
in 2009
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Government Effectiveness - Governance score in Malaysia, 1996–2024

0204060801996201020241996: 66.4 0-1001998: 65.6 0-1002000: 68.3 0-1002002: 69.2 0-1002003: 69.5 0-1002004: 67.7 0-1002005: 66.5 0-1002006: 67.4 0-1002007: 68.7 0-1002008: 66.5 0-1002009: 65.1 0-1002010: 70 0-1002011: 68.9 0-1002012: 68.4 0-1002013: 68.3 0-1002014: 69.2 0-1002015: 67.6 0-1002016: 66.5 0-1002017: 66.1 0-1002018: 68 0-1002019: 67.2 0-1002020: 68.2 0-1002021: 67 0-1002022: 66.6 0-1002023: 65.9 0-1002024: 69.1 0-100

Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

In 2024, government effectiveness - governance score in Malaysia stood at 69.13 0-100.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance score in Malaysia peaked at 70.02 0-100 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 65.07 0-100, in 2009.

Malaysia ranks 41st of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Government Effectiveness - Governance score in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Government Effectiveness - Governance score (0-100) in Malaysia, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 66.37 0-100
1998 65.55 0-100 -1.2%
2000 68.35 0-100 +4.3%
2002 69.22 0-100 +1.3%
2003 69.53 0-100 +0.4%
2004 67.7 0-100 -2.6%
2005 66.48 0-100 -1.8%
2006 67.4 0-100 +1.4%
2007 68.69 0-100 +1.9%
2008 66.53 0-100 -3.2%
2009 65.07 0-100 -2.2%
2010 70.02 0-100 +7.6%
2011 68.87 0-100 -1.6%
2012 68.38 0-100 -0.7%
2013 68.28 0-100 -0.1%
2014 69.21 0-100 +1.4%
2015 67.61 0-100 -2.3%
2016 66.45 0-100 -1.7%
2017 66.14 0-100 -0.5%
2018 68.05 0-100 +2.9%
2019 67.23 0-100 -1.2%
2020 68.21 0-100 +1.5%
2021 66.97 0-100 -1.8%
2022 66.62 0-100 -0.5%
2023 65.87 0-100 -1.1%
2024 69.13 0-100 +4.9%

Malaysia compared with similar countries

  • Malaysia's 69.13 0-100 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49.55 0-100, 1.4× the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Malaysia's 69.13 0-100 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 52.84 0-100, 1.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 65.96 0-100 65.55 0-100 66.37 0-100 2
2000s 67.66 0-100 65.07 0-100 69.53 0-100 9
2010s 68.02 0-100 66.14 0-100 70.02 0-100 10
2020s 67.36 0-100 65.87 0-100 69.13 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 38 Slovenia 72.52 0-100 compare
  2. 39 Chile 70.09 0-100 compare
  3. 40 Portugal 69.76 0-100 compare
  4. 42 San Marino 68.79 0-100 compare
  5. 43 China 68.76 0-100 compare
  6. 44 Cyprus 68.25 0-100 compare

See the full ranking of 206 places →

More reference data data for Malaysia

All data for Malaysia →

Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - governance score in Malaysia?
Government effectiveness - governance score in Malaysia was 69.13 0-100 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest government effectiveness - governance score recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 70.02 0-100 in 2010.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance score recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 65.07 0-100 in 2009.
How does Malaysia rank for government effectiveness - governance score?
Malaysia ranks 41st out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is government effectiveness - governance score rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Government Effectiveness - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Government Effectiveness - Governance score in Malaysia. Statizoid. Retrieved 24 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/government-effectiveness-governance-score-0-100-2/malaysia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/government-effectiveness-governance-score-0-100-2/malaysia/">Government Effectiveness - Governance score in Malaysia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Government Effectiveness - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 5,187 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed